Organizing your Essay Flashcards

1
Q

What is the building block sentence?

A

“The lawyer has a duty of (fill in the blank) to (fill in a person or thing)

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2
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What are the bulk of the duties owed to your client?

A

Duty of:

  1. Confidentiality
  2. Financial Responsibility
  3. Competence
  4. Catch-all of other reasonable things
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3
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What are the bulk of the duties owed to entities other than your client?

A

Duty of:

  1. Candor
  2. Fairness
  3. Dignity/Decorum
  4. Catch-all of other reasonable things
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4
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To whom else, besides your client, might you owe a duty?

A

Court, adversaries (parties and their counsel), legal profession, third parties, public

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5
Q

What is the mnemonic for remembering the duties?

A

Clients love fierce counsel; courts feel differently

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